Haunted Places in the UK & Ireland
Explore haunted hotels, pubs, castles and other places across Britain and Ireland. Search by name, location or reported activity, and find places within a chosen distance.
Cedar Court Hotel, Harrogate
📍 Park Parade · HG1 5AH
Staff and visitors report wartime servicemen, a solitary figure and a ghostly ballgown gathering reportedly experienced around the hotel.
Crown Hotel, Harrogate
📍 Crown Place · HG1 2RZ
Witnesses describe poltergeist-like activity in suites and an RAF serviceman-like apparition reported around the hotel.
Hales Bar
📍 1-3 Crescent Road · HG1 2RS
The site is associated with phantom hoofbeats, unexplained glass movement and a bell sounding without visible cause around the old bar.
Turkish Baths Harrogate
📍 Royal Baths Building, Parliament Street · HG1 2WH
Local accounts describe a presence called Ethel, Victorian bathers, plunge-pool disturbances and a man in blue overalls reportedly seen.
Windsor House, Harrogate
📍 Cornwall Road · HG1 2PW
Reports include a woman seen near a lift and barefoot hospital-era men in blue reportedly appearing around the building.
Ripon Cathedral
📍 Minster Road · HG4 1QT
The site is associated with a Grey Lady in the crypt, sudden chills and a strong sense of unease around the ancient cathedral.
Grand Hotel Scarborough
📍 St Nicholas Cliff · YO11 2ET
Reported apparitions include Anne Brontë, a red-clad woman and vanished lift passengers, alongside screams, music, moving pictures and missing objects.
Hazlewood Castle
📍 Paradise Lane · LS24 9NJ
A black-robed monk reportedly walks through the courtyard, while a priest appears in the library. Bedroom stories include fleeing shadows, an unseen bathroom visitor and a baby crying when none is present.
Bagdale Hall Hotel
📍 1 Bagdale · YO21 1QL
Ghost stories linked to Bagdale Hall Hotel include unexplained sightings, strange sounds and other experiences reported by visitors, staff or local witnesses.
St Mary's Church, Whitby
📍 Abbey Plain · YO22 4JR
Accounts connected with St Mary's Church, Whitby describe ghostly figures, unexplained noises and other unusual phenomena that have contributed to its supernatural reputation.
Whitby Abbey
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Whitby Abbey, adding to its haunted reputation.
Whitby Lighthouse
Spooky Isles records reports of apparitions, unexplained sounds and other ghostly activity associated with Whitby Lighthouse, adding to its haunted reputation.
Whitby Museum
Whitby Museum is associated with reported apparitions and unexplained disturbances, with local accounts describing strange experiences around the building or grounds.
All Saints Church, Pavement
📍 Pavement · YO1 8RX
A pale or dark-clad young girl is said to appear at the church doorway during funerals.
Archbishop Holgate's School
📍 Hull Road · YO10 5ZA
Reports include ghostly monks, shadowy chapel figures, underground chanting, falling books and unseen hands brushing past pupils.
Barley Hall
📍 2 Coffee Yard · YO1 8AR
Reports from Barley Hall include apparitions, strange noises and the feeling of an unseen presence moving through its historic rooms.
Black Swan Inn
📍 Peasholme Green · YO1 7PR
Reported phenomena include the lower half of a man on the stairs, a Victorian workman and a woman in white.
Castlegate House
📍 26 Castlegate · YO1 9RP
A shadowy female figure is said to have been seen on the staircase.
5 College Street
📍 YO1 7JF
A plague-era legend tells of a child trapped in the house; later traditions report crying and a girl at the window.
Dean Court Hotel
📍 Duncombe Place · YO1 7EF
The ghost of an angry maid reportedly hurries through the hotel. Room 36 has its own stories of slamming doors, moving objects and guests feeling pressure on their chests.
Dick Turpin's Grave, St George's burial ground
📍 6 Lead Mill Lane · YO1 9AB
The traditional Dick Turpin grave is both a documented burial-ground landmark and a modern paranormal-investigation location, though the exact grave identification is disputed.
Former York Arms, 26 High Petergate
📍 26 High Petergate · YO1 7EH
A nun-like apparition is said to be linked to an earlier building on the site and may overlap with Theatre Royal folklore.
Golden Fleece, York
Visitors have reported apparitions, unexplained footsteps and sudden cold spots around Golden Fleece, York, contributing to its long-standing local haunted reputation.
Guy Fawkes Inn
📍 25 High Petergate · YO1 7HP
Tradition links reported activity at the inn to Guy Fawkes and to two children said to have died of cholera.
